Sustainable Development at University of St Andrews
Sustainable Development (MA (Hons), F891) at University of St Andrews: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 192–207 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on st-andrews.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check st-andrews.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
70% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 192–207 points.
20 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, a baccalaureate 5%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- F891 · F8 physical geography
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 93%
0%
left higher education
UK 5%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%92%
Learning opportunities88%89%
Assessment and feedback83%85%
Academic support98%95%
Organisation and management94%90%
Learning resources94%91%
Student voice88%84%
80 final-year students · 57% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£29k3 years£29k5 years£39.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
65% working10% working and studying15% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
95%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
40%
use what they learned
UK 58%
- Conservation and environment professionals20%
- Elementary occupations15%
- Business and public service associate professionals15%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- St Andrews, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- KY16 9AX
Subjects
physical geography geography, earth and environmental studies
Campus
- Campus
- University of St Andrews
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Physical geographical sciences at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Geography MGeog | 112 - 144 points | 96–111 |
| University of Bristol | Geography BSc (Hons) | AAA - ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Birmingham | Geology and Physical Geography MSci | 136 points | 128–143 |
| Cardiff University | Environmental Geography MSci | ABB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Aberystwyth University | Business and Climate Change BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Brighton | Geography BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Environment, Culture and Communication BA (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| University of Aberdeen | Geography MA (Hons) | BBC | 144–159 |
| Bristol, UWE | Geography BA (Hons) | See entry requirements | 112–127 |
| Cornwall College | Soil Science FdSc | — | — |
| University of St Andrews | Sustainable Development this course | — | 192–207 |
See all 196 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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